Degradation Behaviour of Arrowroot Fibre (Maranta Arundinacea) Reinforced Arrowroot Starch Biocomposite Films

In Vitro Propagation of Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea L.)

Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea L.; Marantaceae) is an excellent source of starch (>85%) used in the food industry. The multiplication of this plant is traditionally from rhizomes, which are also a source of starch. In vitro M. arundinacea shoot cultures were successfully established from rhizome buds on semi-solid MS medium supplemented with 3 mg.l 6-benzylaminopurine in the dark, which was als...

Preparation and Dielectric Characterization of Arrowroot- Chitosan Film for Microwave Phantom Applications

Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) and Chitosan are two well-known materials used in medical and scientific applications. Both materials possess medicinal properties and have the ability to form thick gels. Chitosan-reinforced Arrowroot film was developed and its dielectric characterization was performed at microwave frequencies. Cavity perturbation method was used for the measurement. The study p...

Gourd and squash artifacts yield starch grains of feasting foods from preceramic Peru.

In a study of residues from gourd and squash artifacts, we recovered starch grains from manioc (Manihot esculenta), potato (Solanum sp.), chili pepper (Capsicum spp.), arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea), and algarrobo (Prosopis sp.) from feasting contexts at the Buena Vista site, a central Peruvian preceramic site dating to approximately 2200 calendar years B.C. This study has implications for the...

Behaviour of fibre reinforced concrete slabs

This paper presents a comparison of the properties of concrete slabs when two types of fibres are added. One specimen had no fibres and acted as a control specimen. The remaining four specimens had steel and polypropylene fibres added in the volumetric ratio of 0.5% and 1.0%. The dimensions of the slab specimens were 820×820×80 mm and were supported by four rollers at their edges. A displacemen...

Screening and Evaluation of Phytochemicals from Maranta Arundinacea L